Camera for printing manipulated images on media
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Simon Robert Walmsley
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Abstract
The present invention provides a handheld camera comprising a sensor adapted to sense an image, a housing adapted to receive a print roll, and a drive system for dispensing media from the print roll along a print path to an outlet. A printer is positioned in the print path for printing images on media dispensed from the print roll. Printing is controlled using a processing system adapted to obtain the image from the sensor; manipulate the image in accordance with predetermined data representing a respective manipulation and cause the manipulated image to be printed on the media.
Claims24
A handheld camera, said camera comprising:
- a sensor adapted to sense an image;
- a housing adapted to receive a print roll;
- a print drive system for dispensing media from the print roll along a print path;
- a printer having a pagewidth printhead positioned in the print path for printing images on media dispensed from the print roll;
- a processing system, the processing system being adapted to:
- obtain the image from the sensor;
- and,
- manipulate the image in accordance with predetermined data representing a respective manipulation;
- and,
- cause the manipulated image to be printed on the media,
- wherein the print roll comprises a print roll authentication chip having authentication information stored thereon, the processing system being adapted to authenticate the print roll in accordance with the authentication information;
- and,
- print the image in accordance with a successful authentication.
A method of operating a handheld camera, the method comprising:
- causing a sensor to sense an image;
- obtaining the image from the sensor;
- manipulating the image in accordance with predetermined data representing a respective manipulation;
- activating a print drive system for dispensing media from a print roll along a print path;
- activating a printer having a pagewidth printhead, the printer being positioned in the print path to print the manipulated images on the dispensed media;
- wherein the print roll comprises a chip having authentication information stored thereon, the method comprising;
- authenticating the print roll in accordance with the authentication information;
- and,
- printing the image in accordance with a successful authentication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.